How To Install python-ghost on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ghost on Debian 9. python-ghost is webkit web client library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ghost on Debian 9.

What is python-ghost

python-ghost is:

Ghost.py is a scriptable web browser as Python library, based on WebKit. It support JavaScript and can be used e.g. for testing, web scraping, and automation.

This package provides the Python 2.x module.

There are three methods to install python-ghost on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python-ghost Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python-ghost using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-ghost

Install python-ghost Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-ghost using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-ghost

Install python-ghost Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install python-ghost using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-ghost

How To Uninstall python-ghost on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-ghost package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-ghost

Uninstall python-ghost And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-ghost and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ghost

Remove python-ghost Configurations and Data

To remove python-ghost configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-ghost

Remove python-ghost configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-ghost configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-ghost

Dependencies

python-ghost have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ghost package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.